I'd hate to say it, but I have just adopted a, "This is why we can't have nice things, and I am OK with that" Policy at noisebridge.<br><br>There is just nothing that can be done at Noisebridge that will change this that will not drastically change the culture.<br>
<br>So, what I recommend is, guard your stuff, take it home, and don't bring quality items to leave at noisebridge.<br><br>If we just have crap tools at noisebridge...not broken, but cheap, there will be less theft and it won't be so hard to recover after something goes missing.<br>
<br>One serious note, yeah, we have a lock picking class, and people often use this to discourage locking anything...but maybe it's time to start locking things. I don't care how hard it is...or how trivial it is...to unlock something, but at least it removes, with out a doubt, that something is not meant to be share. Lockers at noisebridge wouldn't be such a bad idea.<br>
<br>Also, lets revisit the tote idea instead of shelf idea. I think that would be a better barrier to theft and mess/disorganization and make the "member shelves" more useful for more people.<br>